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Recent Examples of henhouse
From henhouse to clubhouse, Rick Workman has always known the truth:
The only way to hatch a dream is to show up every morning and get to work.
—
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Since 2023, bird flu has wiped out henhouses, leading to egg shortages that have intermittently made buying a carton eye-wateringly expensive.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Chickens stand next to stacks of eggs in a henhouse at Sunrise Farms on February 18, 2025 in Petaluma, California.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
So, in other words, fox in a henhouse.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Since 2023, bird flu has wiped out henhouses, leading to egg shortages that have intermittently made buying a carton eye-wateringly expensive.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Chickens stand next to stacks of eggs in a henhouse at Sunrise Farms on February 18, 2025 in Petaluma, California.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
So, in other words, fox in a henhouse.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for henhouse
Noun
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This enchanting storybook suite—once a historic dovecote—is a masterclass in rustic French charm and whimsical elegance.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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At the very top of the house, in a former dovecote with oxeye windows, there’s now a yoga studio and a roof deck with a hair-raising view of the river valley.—
Jo Rodgers,
Vogue,
3 May 2024
Noun
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Fort Massac on the Ohio River waterfront is a faithful reconstruction of an 1802 American fort built on the site of a French stockade erected in 1757 to safeguard the region from British invasion during the French & Indian War.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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During the Civil War, a deadline was a line of demarcation around the inner stockade of a prison camp, generally about 17 feet.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
Noun
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On the day of the rettir, hundreds of sheep are released into a central wooden sheepfold that’s surrounded by marked compartments—one belonging to each local farmer—that jut out from the inner circle like rays of the sun.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Oct. 2022
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This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.—
Lauren Beale,
Forbes,
30 Aug. 2021
Noun
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The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first.—
Cyril E. Holland,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
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In fact, by 1978, black children could be shot on sight for leaving their family's kraal, or homestead.—
Alexandra Fuller,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Aug. 2020
Noun
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The co-axial construction means the hands literally pass beneath the tourbillon cage, creating another cool effect on the wrist.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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So there's no cage limit, there's no barriers.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And Hermès is ready to take that styling into its folds, with Wales Bonner’s first collection for the brand making its debut in January 2027.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
21 Oct. 2025
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Scrub with the cloth or a toothbrush, getting into any folds and crevices.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for identification.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Police later found Houston hiding in a nearby chicken coop, according to court documents obtained by Arizona’s Family.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Henhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henhouse. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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